English Language Teaching in East Asia Today : Changing Policies and Practices

by Kam

• ISBN13: 9789812102065
• ISBN10: 981210206X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Intl

Summary

This volume highlights current trends, developments and the constraints in English teaching in East Asia today and cover the education systems of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (South), Laos PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Other issues discussed include mutual intelligibility in the variety of English that is emerging in East Asian countries, the cross-national role of the SEAMEO Regional Language Centre (RELC) in Singapore in developing and promoting the teaching of English, and also how computer technology can be harnessed as a self-learning tool for students in learning to write well in English. This new edition features numerous updates to the research data and information to reflect the changes in educational policies in the various East Asian countries, including two new chapters on Mongolia and Hong Kong. All the contributors are 'insiders' in the sense that they are residents in the respective countries or have worked there for a long time; they know the local languages and are able to provide a localised perspective on the different facets of ELT in their respective education systems as well as the challenges facing English teachers there. READERSHIP: Academics, educationists, policy-makers and administrators, and those interested in the study of applied linguistics in an Asian context.

Table of Contents

Dedication	iii
Foreword	iv
Mrs Goh Chi Lan
Messages from
Professor (Dr) Ikuo Koike, Former President of JACET, Japan	v
Professor Yoji Tanabe, President of JACET, Japan	vii
Professor S. Gopinathan, Dean of Foundation Programmes at NIE, Singapore	ix
Associate Prof Anne Pakir, President of SAAL	xi
Acknowledgements	xiii
Contributors	xvii
Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms in Local Languages	xx
Prologue: Aim, Scope and Concepts	xxxi
Ho Wah Kam
Ruth Y. L. Wong
The Region
English Language Teaching in East Asia Today: An Overview	1	(32)
Ho Wah Kam
English as a Language of Wider Communication in East Asia Today: The Issue of Mutual Intelligibility	33	(16)
Tony T.N. Hung
RELC's Role in ELT in Southeast Asia (1968 to 2002): Mediating Between the Centre and the Periphery	49	(32)
Ho Wah Kam
ESL/EFL Teaching and Learning: On-line Concordancing and Self Correction	81	(14)
Deng Xudong
Patrick Gallo
Brunei Darussalam
English Language Teaching in Brunei Darussalam: Continuity and Change	95	(16)
Peter Martin
Kamsiah Abdullah
Cambodia
English Language Teaching Development in Cambodia: Past, Present and Future	111	(20)
Chamnan Pit
Hok Roth
China, PR
English Language Teaching in China: A Bridge to the Future	131	(16)
Lixian Jin
Martin Cortazzi
Extending the Reach of Middle School EFL Teachers in the People's Republic of China	147	(16)
Lawrence Jun Zhang
Indonesia
English Language Teaching in Indonesia: Changing Policies and Practical Constraints	163	(10)
Christianty Nur
Engaging EFL Students in Indonesia with Authentic Tasks: Possibilities Within Limitations	173	(10)
Nur Mukminatien
Japan
English Education in Japan Today: The Impact of Changing Policies	183	(30)
Nobuyuki Honna
Yuko Takeshita
Teaching English to Japanese Students: The Question of Vocabulary Acquisition	213	(22)
Taichi Nakamura
Korea
English Education in South Korea	235	(22)
Rosa Jinyoung Shim
Martin Jonghak Baik
Lao PDR
English Language Teaching in Lao PDR	257	(12)
Edwin Goh
Thepkaysone Vonechith
Malaysia
English Language Teaching in Malaysia Today	269	(24)
Ambigapathy Pandian
The Evaluation of Instructional Materials in an ESL Setting (Malaysia): The Application of an Empirical Method	293	(20)
Noor Lide Abu Kassim
Myanmar
English Language Teaching in Myanmar: Current Status	313	(8)
Myo Myint
Poe Poe
Philippines
English Language Teaching in the Philippines Today	321	(16)
Emma S. Castillo
English Language Teaching and the New Curriculum in the Philippines: The Re-Training of English Teachers	337	(14)
Nilda Sunga
Singapore
English Language Teaching in Singapore Today	351	(24)
Cheah Yin Mee
Developments in the English Language Syllabuses in Singapore	375	(20)
Suchen Christine Lim
Meeting the Communicative Demands in Higher Education Curricula: An Overview of ELT Provision in Tertiary Institutions in Singapore	395	(32)
Ho Wah Kam
Taiwan
English Language Teaching in Taiwan Today	427	(14)
Chern Chiou-lan
Thailand
English Language Teaching in Thailand Today	441	(14)
Achara Wongsothorn
Kulaporn Hiranburana
Supanee Chinnawongs
Vietnam
English Language Teaching in Vietnam Today: Policy, Practice and Constraints	455	(8)
Nguyen Xuan Vang
Epilogue: The Future of English Language Teaching in East Asia	463	(12)
Ruth Y. L. Wong
Ho Wah Kam
Index	475